"Am I a born boxer? No—if I was, I'd be perfect."

"I put people in body bags when I'm right."

"I'm just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity. I wish I could be Mike…"

"I’m too stigmatized in this country, I want to do something that will have a tangible effect on people. I live in a w…"

"Che Guevara is an incredible individual. He had so much, but sacrificed it all for the benefit of other people."

"Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time."

"To a reporter in 2002: "It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters [Muhammad Ali,…"

"I still can’t believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976. I wa…"

"Reported by Joyce Carol Oates in 1986 (published in 1987): "'It's a lonely sport,' Mike Tyson, who is surrounded by p…"

"Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance."